Group
Occupation
264344 Public Health Physician
Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
First release
264344 Public Health Physician
Provides the medical input into population-level planning for the prevention of health conditions, threats, and disasters to maximise health across and within populations.
Registration or licensing is required.
ANZSCO skill level
This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.
Australia
- Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience
New Zealand
- Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience
Main tasks
- Assesses and responds rapidly to urgent and evolving public health issues
- Leads teams, public health responses, programs, projects, and organisations designed to address health inequity and population health outcomes
- Collects, analyses, and applies data related to public health issues, and researches possible causes and links to other health determinants operating at the community level
- Develops strategies to assist the implementation of programs that will prevent disease or promote health in the community
- Advises senior public health officials about legislation and other strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of communities
- Designs and evaluates disease screening programs and disease and hazard surveillance systems
- Evaluates health services and public health programs, health technologies, and interventions
- Advises and manages the public health management of environmental health risks
- Informs the management of public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks and control measures
- May advise and work in partnership on the public health issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples